cdnis – Aaron Metz

Digital Issues by Digital Natives

Like many contemporary educators, I am constantly looking beyond the walls of the school to provide ‘real world’ opportunities for students to attain 21st century skills. While gazing at samples of student work on the walls of the Media Centre at CDNIS, I knew that the bar needed to be raised further. With such talented […]

Digital Issues by Digital Nativesmetzy2010-03-17T23:53:06+08:00

Deep Learning Through Documentary Film Making

For the 2009 National Geographic Think Again Documentary Film Making Competition, students were required to explore the concept of ‘love’ and ultimately ask their viewers to reconsider what ‘love’ means to different people. This presented a number of challenges for my students cognitively, technically, logistically, spiritually, and emotionally. At the end of the creative process, […]

Deep Learning Through Documentary Film Makingmetzy2010-03-15T18:37:31+08:00

The Art of Photojournalism

Does working with a group of 20 young creative types, who don’t know one another, are from different cultures, have limited audio/video production experience, and 3 days to create a cinematic presentation sound challenging (or just plain crazy) to you? The annual SEASAC ARTS festival spans three days, bringing together the ‘creme de la creme’ […]

The Art of Photojournalismmetzy2009-12-19T19:51:52+08:00

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